Golf bag



nuoonn HELL/Ll" l HbLLO- Patented July 26, 1932 PATENT OFFICE CHARLESHOTZE, OF ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI GOLF BAG Application filed December 30,1929. Serial No. 417,315.

This invention relates to an improvement in golf bags and pertains moreparticularly to an improvement in the mouth ring of the bag forproviding an improved manner of cooperation with the golf clubs whilebeing carried in the bag.

Another object of the invention is in providing a golf bag at its mouthor golf 'club receiving end with improved means for eliminatingvalleying o'r bunching of the clubs so that ease of access to the clubsmay be had.

A. further object of the invention is in providing a golf bag with animproved mouth ring.

Other and further objects will appear in the specification and bespecifically pointed out in the appended claims, reference being had tothe accompanying drawing, exemplifying the invention, and in whichFigure 1 is a side elevation of a golf bag showmg this improvementapplied to the Figure 2 is an enlarged fragmentary vertical sectiontaken through the upper portion of the golf bag.

4 b Figure 3 is a plan view of the mouth of the Figure 4 is apprspective view of the mouth ring used in the ag.

In the use of the present type of golf bags which are carried in anapproximate position of inclination as shown in Fig. 1 by the strap 2being engaged over the shoulder of a golfer or caddy, it is found thatthe circular mouth permits the golf clubs to bunch one upon the other onthe lower inclined side of the bag. This is occasioned by the clubsgravitating to the low side of the mouth ring and thus bunching one uponanother and requiring that the golfer or caddy spread the bunched clubsfor selecting the next desired club to be used. This improvement in golfbags and particularly the mouth ring is therefore adapted to prevent thebunching or valleying of the golf clubs at the mouth ring of the bag.

Referring to the accompanying drawing, 3 desi ates the golf bag havingthe bag wall 4, the ase 5 and at the upper end of the bag is the mouth6. The mouthfi of the bag is reinforced by an said mouth ring beingsecured in position by an overlapping leather layer 10 which is insertedbetween the collars 7 and 8 in a desired manner. The mouth ring 9 isprovided on one side with a straightened portion 11 and opposite theretois an eyelet 12, said straightened portion being disposed on a planelower or downward of the circular portions 13 of the mouth ring 9 andleading from the straightened portion 11 to each circular portion 13 isa downwardly inclined portion 14 forming side portions to thestraightened portion 11.

The leather layer or covering 10 for securing the mouth ring 9 inposition covers all of the ring 9 with the exception of the eyelet 12,said eyelet being for the securing of the carrying strap 2 thereto atits upper end, the lower end of the strap being secured to the golf bagin the usual manner.

As the carrying strap eyelet 12 is secured to the mouth ringdiametrically opposite to the straightened portion 11 of the mouth ring,in the proper carrying of the bag in the approximate fposition shown inFig. 1, obviously the gol clubs will incline against the lower side 15of the bag and consequently the striking ends of the golf clubs willrest against the straightened portion 11 of the mouth ring 9, and as thestraightened portion 11 is of some length, the golf clubs will wedgeagainst each other in a somewhat straightened row thus preventing thepiling or stacking of the clubs one upon another. This straightenedmanner of carrying the golf clubs in leaning positions against thestraightened portion 11 of the mouth ring will provide for easyselection and grasping of a desired golf club to be next used by thegolfer.

The inclined portions 14 provide side members for the golf clubs whenreposing against the straightened portion 11, said inclined portionstending to prevent the clubs from climbing the circular portions 13.

In the use of the present type of golf bags 10c which is circular inshape at its mouth, the bag upon being inclined in the carryin posi tioncauses the golf clubs to stack or unch upon one another on the lowerside of the bag because of the curvature thereof provided by thecircular mouth. Obviously, with applicants improved mouth ring havingthe straightened portion for cooperation with the inclining golf clubs,the clubs therefore will not pile as in the use of the present daycircular shaped mouth ring.

If desired the mouth ring 9 can be made without the eyelet 12 and thecarrying strap 2 can be secured to the ring 9 in opposite disposition tothe straight portion 11 by a leather loop or the like.

While the mouth ring 9 is shown as being made from rod iron material, itis obvious that the ring can be made of any material such as .by castinga relatively deep ring or collar having a flattened or straightenedportion and while but one showing of the invention is disclosed, it isnot my intention to limit its scope to that particular embodiment orotherwise than by the terms of the appended claims.

What I claim is 1. A mouth ring for a golf bag having a straightenedportion disposed on a plane lower than the remaining portion of thering, straight downwardly inclined portions joining the ends of saidstraightened portion with the remaining portion of the ring, and strapsecuring means in the form of an eyelet formed on the ring opposite tosaid straightened portion.

2. A month ring for a golf bag having a straightened portion and astraight downwardly inclined ortion joining each end'of saidstraightened portion with the remaining portion of the mouth ring.

,3. A golf bag having a body wall and a mouth ring secured to the upperend of said Wall having a curved portion and a straightened portiondisposed on a plane lower than the remaining portion of the ring, and astraight downwardly inclined portion joining each end of saidstraightened portion with the curved portion of said mouth ring. 4. Agolf bag having a bodywall and a mouth ring having a lower disposedstraightened portion secured to the upper end of said wall, said mouthring having a straight downwardly inclined portion joining each end ofsaid straightened portion to the other portion of the mouth ring,carryin tra secured to said rin in opposite dispositlon to said straightned portion thereof, said straightened portion being for cooperationwith the golf clubscontained 1n the bag when the bag is borne in aninclined position by said strazp.

HARLES HOTZE.

